SIGMA 16mm f/1.4 DC DN | Contemporary

JP 2018-205527 A Example 1 — Sigma / Ochiai & Sato

16 elements / 13 groups
f = 16.446 mm design; 16 mm marketed
F/1.46 design; F1.4 marketed
2ω = 84.21° at Y = 14.20 mm
3 FLD / 2 SLD / 2 molded aspherical elements

Focus Mechanism

Single-element inner focus: G3 / L31 moves toward the object. The close endpoint extrapolates the patent kinematics to Sigma's published 0.25 m / 1:9.9 specification; the patent's own tabulated near state is beta = -1/40.

Optical Elements (16)

ElementTypeGlass
L11Positive MeniscusBSC7 / N-BK7-class borosilicate crown (517/642)
L12Negative MeniscusTAFD55-class high-index glass (001/291)
L13Neg. Meniscus (1× Asph)M-BACD5N-class molded barium crown (589/613)
L14Biconcave NegativeFCD100-class FLD fluorite-equivalent glass (437/951)
L15Biconvex PositiveTAFD55-class high-index glass (001/291)
L16Biconvex PositiveTAFD35-class high-index lanthanum glass (911/353)
L17Biconvex PositiveFCD100-class FLD fluorite-equivalent glass (437/951)
L18Biconcave NegativeE-CF6 (HOYA)
L19Negative MeniscusE-FD5 (HOYA)
L21Biconvex PositiveFCD505 (HOYA, SLD low-dispersion crown)
L22Negative MeniscusS-LAM7 (OHARA)
L23Biconvex Positive (1× Asph)M-LAC130-class molded lanthanum crown (694/532)
L31Positive MeniscusFCD505 (HOYA, SLD low-dispersion crown)
L41Negative MeniscusSF6 / S-TIH6-class dense flint (805/255)
L42Biconvex PositiveFCD100-class FLD fluorite-equivalent glass (437/951)
L43Negative MeniscusS-LAH95 (OHARA)

Analysis

Detailed analysis available in the interactive viewer above.